bookrandom Chapter 253 Old Wu wants Tu Nan to take Shan Shan to Shanghai for work.
Chapter 253 Old Wu wants Tu Nan to take Shan Shan to Shanghai for work.
After dinner, in the summer, it gets dark late, and the sun has not yet set.
Inside the room, Huang Ling and Song Ying sat on the sofa, their eyes fixed on the small television screen, engrossed in watching a popular TV series, Ji Gong.
Song Ying watched the Ji Gong on TV. "Sister Ling, this is hilarious! He can rub the mud off his body and it turns into a magic cure."
"Keep your voice down, Dongzhe loves watching Ji Gong."
Song Ying nodded, covering her mouth.
Zhuang Chaoying sat at her desk with a thick stack of manuscript paper spread out in front of her, trying her best to recreate the children's story from her memory, while also adding details with her rich imagination.
To write a storybook of around 200,000 words that children and teenagers will enjoy.
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Pengfei, that kid, completely let loose and had a blast at home all summer.
Every day, he either goes fishing with his friends by the river or helps out at the railway with his dad.
Seeing his state, Tu Nan could no longer tolerate it and gave him a good beating. After this scolding, Peng Fei finally calmed down and sat down at his desk to study.
At this moment, Tu Nan was lying comfortably on Dong Zhe's bed, holding the book that Dong Zhe had borrowed from a street stall a few days ago.
Pengfei and Dongzhe sat at a table not far away, looking worried and distressed in front of piles of summer homework.
There are only two weeks left before school starts, but these two rascals have been playing all along and haven't done a single word of their homework.
Now they can only make the most of their last week at home to finish their homework.
Pengfei looked miserable, his pen dawdling on the workbook for ages, but he couldn't write more than a few words.
He couldn't hold it in any longer, so he reached out and gently nudged Dongzhe, who was also looking helpless, and secretly gave Dongzhe a look.
After so many years of getting along, Dongzhe knows Pengfei inside and out. He can tell what kind of poop Pengfei is going to take just by the way he bends over.
Dongzhe glanced back at Tu Nan, who was engrossed in his book, shook his head gently, then leaned close to Pengfei's ear and whispered.
"Hurry up and write it. I've suffered a week longer than you, so you should be grateful. Hey, I heard the video rental store has some new horror movies, they're really exciting."
Tu Nan heard the two whispering, but couldn't make out what they were saying. He put the book aside and looked at them.
"What are you two doing chatting instead of doing your homework? If it weren't for you two, I would have already..."
Upon hearing this, Pengfei's eyes lit up, and he quickly turned his head. "Brother, what's wrong? Are you going out to play with Sister Wanshu? Don't worry, Dongzhe and I will keep an eye on each other."
As he said this, he was thinking that as long as he could get Tu Nan away, he could relax for a while and then copy Xiao Ting's homework.
Dong Zhe quickly slapped his thigh and chimed in. "That's right, Brother Tu Nan, your happiness is important." As he spoke, he secretly winked at Peng Fei.
Zhuang Tunan sat up and gently tapped each of them on the head with the book in his hand.
"You two are dreaming. Hurry up and write it. Don't wait until after I leave, when school starts again, and then ask Xiaoting to do your summer homework for you. I haven't settled the score with you for what happened last time."
The two were hit, their lips trembled, and they reluctantly grunted in response, then continued to worry about their homework.
Just then, a voice called out from the courtyard: "Is Teacher Zhuang home?"
Song Ying was sitting in a chair. Upon hearing the sound, she immediately stood up and looked outside curiously.
Then he turned around and looked at Huang Ling, saying, "Sister Ling, it sounds like Teacher Zhuang, and the voice sounds like Old Wu?"
Hearing the shout, Zhuang Chaoying put down her pen, stood up, pushed open the door, and walked towards the yard.
Huang Ling and Song Ying followed behind and went out together.
Zhuang Chaoying smiled. "Old Wu, what brings you here today? Come on in and let's talk!"
Song Ying reached out and pulled Shan Shan along, and the two of them walked to the stone bench in the courtyard and sat down.
Song Ying asked with concern, "Shanshan, how's your preparation for university going?"
Wu Shanshan smiled and nodded. "I've made some money helping Brother Yiming with his stall lately, so I plan to travel light. I'll just bring some clothes and buy the rest when I get to school."
Huang Ling nodded. She and Song Ying had already given the red envelopes to Shan Shan a few days ago.
Shanshan knew there must be a lot of money inside just by feeling the thickness of the red envelope.
She was deeply moved, but felt embarrassed to accept the money, so she quickly declined. "Aunt Song, Aunt Huang, you've taken care of me since I was little, I'm already very grateful, I can't accept this money."
Song Ying and Huang Ling were adamant, stuffing the money directly into Shan Shan's pants pocket. "Shan Shan, this is just a small token of our appreciation. It wasn't easy for you to get into university, and we can't really help you much, but you must take this money."
Shanshan's eyes reddened slightly. She knew that the two aunts genuinely cared for her, and that was all they could do. She was very content to have such kind neighbors.
Song Ying then asked, "Shanshan, did your father take you to university?"
Wu Shanshan shook her head, then pointed inside the house. She had no expectations of her father to begin with, which made her seem quite carefree.
“My dad has been busy with his side jobs lately and can’t get away, but I’m all grown up now, so I can go to school by myself without any problem.”
Huang Ling walked into the room, sat on the bed, slightly adjusted her skirt, and listened quietly to Lao Wu speak.
Old Wu sat on a chair in the room, his hands clasped tightly together, leaning slightly forward, his expression showing some trepidation.
"Teacher Zhuang, Huang Ling and my daughter Shan Shan are also applying to universities in Shanghai. I was thinking, since Tu Nan is also going back to Shanghai to study soon, could we let them both go together? I've taken on some furniture making work, and they need it urgently, so I really can't leave. What do you think?"
Zhuang Chaoying looked him up and down. Was this how someone came to ask for a favor? Empty-handed?
Moreover, Shanshan getting into university is a great joy that brings honor to the family and ancestors, and Old Wu can't even squeeze out a day for that.
In his opinion, that wasn't necessarily the case; he was simply afraid of upsetting Zhang Amei.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but frown.
Xiaomin now refuses to take the temporary job at the Third Factory that Zhang Amei found for her, and is determined to set up a stall with Yiming.
A while ago, Amei asked Huang Ling and Song Ying to go and persuade Xiaomin, but Xiaomin shut Song Ying down with one sentence: Who can guarantee that temporary workers will be promoted to permanent employees and that permanent employees will not be laid off!
Zhuang Chaoying still had a smile on her face. She turned to look at Ah Ling, who understood and nodded slightly, blinking her eyes.
Zhuang Chaoying then agreed. "Shanshan is a girl we've watched grow up in our alley. It's a joyous occasion that she's been admitted to university. Let Tu Nan take Shanshan with him and drop her off at school."
Old Wu immediately felt relieved, the tension on his face disappeared, and he stood up with a smile, saying repeatedly, "Then thank you, Teacher Zhuang, Huang Ling, and Tu Nan! No need to trouble Tu Nan to take me to school. I heard that school staff will be picking up new students at the train station during the registration period. It's fine to have someone look after me on the train."